it's days like these that keep me on my winning streak

Monette and I have successfully made it to the Doubletree! Apparently there are people sitting around in the lobby, but we're chilling out in our room for a while. People are talking about class-action lawsuits and contacting the attorney general and all kinds of fun things. We're taking it in stride. We had an awesome time at the Field Museum and we're looking forward to the ruckus tonight at the cocktail hour. And then we're going to the tiki bar!

And apparently this convention is CURSED, because Tom Price was looking the wrong way when crossing the street and GOT HIT BY A CAR and broke his arm. =( =( He'll be here, but with a cast on. Hopefully not on his writing hand.

We're thinking of wrapping Gareth in bubble wrap. Not for any kinky purposes.

Also, we're thinking of getting some blank T-shirts and puffy paint to write "TorchSong May Be Hazardous to Your Health" on them to wear tomorrow.

My boss is out today, so that makes it a fine time to write up my recap of my Wicked weekend. I would normally include photos, but I didn't take very many, so I haven't gotten my film developed. I can post them later, I suppose.

( Every day more Wicked )

So, all in all, Wicked was fabulous and I really, really, really can't wait to see it again. And The Legend does a pretty good job of planning girl's weekends. =)

Next up, LA in two weeks! YAY!!! There will be much Jager to be had.

I'm so very, very happy to be getting out of here for a couple days. This week has sucked.

Updated schedule for this weekend, more written out for my own benefit than anything else:
Fri:
- Leave around 9am
- Pick cyberwuzzle up from O'Hare around 7pm
- Go to Hala Kahiki around 9pm

Sat:
- Shedd Aquarium in the morning (or wandering around downtown, whatever we decide)
- Wicked at 2pm
- Dinner at La Cantina afterwards
- Evening activity?? We'll see how we feel. Maybe power lounging.

Sun:
- Take cyberwuzzle to airport around 7:30
- Leave around 10am
- Take long way home so we can go to the Jelly Belly Factory and my favorite WI attraction, the Mars Cheese Castle
- Hopefully get home in time to see Crossing Jordan season finale

cyberwuzzle, I assume you'll be okay if we just wait for you at arrivals, rather than trying to find a place to park. We'll be in a dark gray Explorer. You can always call me when you get in so we can find each other.

Thank goodness! And it's also payday, which is even more exciting.

I realized today that I haven't posted an actual real journal entry on what's going on in my life in a while. Truthfully, there's not much to tell. I haven't been going out much since I need to save money for my upcoming trips. So, instead my journal has been filled with exciting tales of screencapping and creating Mah Jongg games, which isn't all that different from what my life is actually like right now.

Oh, and on that note, I did post the caps from Revealed yesterday. Mmmmmmm...pretty...*pets* This one kills me every time.

Exactly seven days from this very moment, I'll be road tripping to Chicago with duckduck, auroram and taylorea. And in eight days and three hours we'll be sitting in the Ford Center happily watching Wicked, along with cyberwuzzle, xiolablux, littleweirdgirl and other people Julee is dragging along. I am WAY too excited about this! I've waited so long!! It makes me bouncy just thinking about it.

( Out tentative trip plans, if you care )

Also, in four short weeks, I'll be in L.A. with vampirecarly and missvn to see the Blackboard Jungle show. wonderfungus, we need to figure out when you might be free so we can be sure to meet up while I'm there!

And that's about it. I'm sure there will be some more road tripping organized at a later date, but there's nothing wholly concrete right now. That FP/PBF/Creeps tour needs to get some dates posted!

I'l be dog sitting again for my parents this weekend. My mom is confused as to why I need to tape the first part of the Elvis miniseries at their house, but it's not my fault it's on the same time as CJ. And it's not like I'm missing Sunday's CJ episode!! In fact, I'm sure I'll be unable to look away from the TV even for a moment while it's on. Okay, maybe to rattle off some observations online. =) Since my sleep patterns are all out of whack right now, I'm thinking I can sleep most of the day Sunday, then stay up late (or all night) so I can get the episode capped right away. Because I'm a dork like that.

Okay, I'm weak. I just went ahead and bought Wicked tickets, since the good seats for the Saturday shows were getting snapped up. I got 12 tickets for the 2pm show on Sat May 14th. I did find two tickets in the orchestra and the rest are in the 3rd & 4th rows of the balcony. Not shabby! However, they all are $82.50 tickets, since everything else was WAY, WAY back. So, if you want to go but don't think you have the extra cash, we can work something out. I'm just happy to have everyone in the same place! I did go on the assumption that some people would be going, even though they might not be able to make it. So, those tickets may be up for grabs to others, or they'll be going on eBay. Here's my list of suspects:

Me, Jamie, Bren, 2-L, Joy, Chandler, Nicole, Molly, Julee & John, Joanna & James

Once I figure out the exact amount of each ticket, with the fees and everything, I'll let you guys know. No rush on getting paid back.

ETA: I just figured it out and they're 96.60 a piece. Damn Ticketbastard!

YAY!! I'm SO excited!!

A while ago I threw out the question to see who might want to see Wicked when it's on tour in Chicago. I have some more details now, and an on-sale date for tickets, so I'd like to see about firming up some plans. By my count, we have a possible 12 people! Yay! So, first of all...

When: 2nd or 3rd week of May, either May 13-15 or May 20-22
How much?: I don't have prices yet, but other shows are $60-70, so I figure it should be pretty close.
Which show?: A Sat show, either the matinee or evening
Cast?: The cast hasn't been announced yet, but rumors are that Stephanie J. Block (who was just in The Boy From Oz) will be Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum (well known to die-hard Rentheads) will be G(a)linda.

My plan right now is to see who is all in for sure, then I'll go ahead and buy all the tickets and you can mail or PayPal me the $$$. I'm aiming for either somewhere in the 10-15th rows in the orchestra, or the very front of the balcony. Since it's still a few weeks before the tickets go on sale, that should give people enough time to make up their minds. Once we get that all settled, we can work on transportation and a hotel. I'm more worried about the tickets.

If you're on the fence about it, I'd just like to say that it's a gorgeous musical! Fabulous staging, beautiful music, wonderful story. Believe me, I wouldn't take you all to see a horrible show. And you'll get to see me cry like a baby during "For Good," so that should be some incentive. ;)

Chandler, I was going to ask you if you still wanted to go to Toronto, as tickets go on sale on Monday, but I'm guessing that's out right now.

So, let me know what you think!

I think I'm not going to be able to make it to Chicago this weekend. *ducks flying objects* I know, I know...I feel really shitty about it. I'm just BROKE, and there's no way I'm going to be able to afford the $50 in gas it's going to take me. Not to mention, the $$ for going out and food. I'm going to see what I can do, but at this point, I'm not going to be able to make it.

Another weekend soon, I promise.

What do we have here??
( Why, it's a really long post about last weekend - complete with photos!! )

I just wanted to say hi and that I made it home after following L.A. Guns for the weekend. It was so much fun!! It was so great to see xiolablux, littleweirdgirl, Rachel, Kim & Trista again. I will make sure to write up my journal about the whole weekend tomorrow. For now, enjoy this photo of Julee & I with our friend the Guinness beer bottle.